In this article, the authors present an example of a project-based course within a studio environment that taught collaborative innovation skills and produced an open-source project management textbook for the field of instructional design and technology. While innovation plays an important role in our economy, and many have studied how to teach…

Describes the origins, operations, and lessons learned from the Florida Schoolyear 2000 Initiative. This collaborative educational redesign effort includes the Performance Technology Department at Florida State University, the Florida Legislature, the Florida Department of Education, and nine collaborating school districts. (AEF)

Describes organizational structure and activities of the Center for Education and Information Technology (Netherlands), a national organization for exchange and distribution of the latest scientific and technical developments in information technology and its application in education, and a service institute to better the use of educational…

Presents an account of the diffusion of online learning at the University of Guam, beginning with the introduction of the Internet at the University and the kinds of opportunities and promises such a medium provides. Recommends a shared vision through collaborative efforts with the need for faculty training and readiness. Discusses the critical…

Discusses three approaches to building intelligent systems: artificial intelligence, neural networks, and behavior analysis. BANKET, an object-oriented software system, is explained; a commercial application of BANKET is described; and a collaborative effort between the academic and business communities for the use of BANKET is discussed.…

Describes a cooperative program in which high school teachers in Louisiana participated in a series of lectures and labs geared toward helping them use microcomputers in the classroom. Topics included hardware, computer-assisted instruction (CAI), programing, and program modification. (FM)

The last in a series of three articles reviews past efforts to provide university programs in developing countries, and discusses the need for international agencies to coordinate their efforts in offering assistance to university development efforts around the globe. Eleven references are cited. (MER)

Based on a five-year ethnographic study of the activity of an online, international academic community of practice supported by ListServer technology, this article covers selective findings pertaining to patterns of communication deemed crucial to community building. Implications of learning and collegial support are discussed. (Author/AEF)

Describes the role of the New American Schools Development Corporation (i.e., a private nonprofit organization established by business leaders to reexamine the nation's schools) in bringing about systemic change in education. A design team competition that involved collaboration among business, education, and community leaders is explained; and…

Collaborative online course development brings together a group of staff with experience in course content, instructional design, multimedia, graphic arts, and HTML formatting to create a course. The process is illustrated through by a collaborative design initiative at Grant MacEwan College to convert existing print-based distance courses to a…

Defines authentic technology and describes how it can be developed and tested. Proposes collaboration among practitioners, technologists, scientists, craftspeople, and artists to develop authentic educational technologies. Offers three examples of current social and educational technologies. (AEF)